Closure for bottles, jars, &amp; c.



No. 7b5,|73. Patented 'July 22, 1902-. A. L. WElSSENTHANNER.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES,J ARS, 81.0.

(Application filed Oct 16, 1901.)

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CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, 8L0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,173, dated July 22,1902.

Application filed October 16,1901. Serial No. 78,870. (No model.)

T at whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED L. W-EIssEN- THANNER, a resident of New'York, State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inClosures for Bottles, Jars, doc, which invention is fully set forth inthe following specification.

My invention relates to closures for bottles, jars, and similarreceptacles, and more particularly to that type of closure consisting ofa metallic cap or cover having a depending flange which is bent intoengagement with a suitable shoulder on the receptacle to secure theclosure in place.

An object of my present invention is to provide a closure which may bequickly and easily removed from the receptacle without the necessity ofresorting to the use of tools or specialimplements for that purpose.This and other objects of my invention will more clearly appear from thefollowing description.

Myinvention consists in the novel parts,im-

provements, and combinations herein shown and described.

The accompanying drawings, which are referred to herein and form a parthereof, illustrate several embodiments of my invention and serve, inconnection with the description herein, to explain the principles ofmyinvention and thebest mode contemplated by me of applying thoseprinciples.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 is a view, partly in elevation and partly insection, showing one form of closure in place on a receptacle. Fig. 2 isa plan view showing the blank from which the closure shown in Fig. 1 ismade. Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a modified form ofclosure. Fig. i isa similar view illustrating still another form ofclosure embodying my invention. Fig. 5 is a plan View of the blank fromwhich the closure shown in Fig. 2 is made. Fig. 6 isasectional Viewillustrating a modified form of fastening for the closure shown in Fig.4. Fig.7 is a plan view illustrating another form of fastening for thesame closure. Fig. 8 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1, illustratinganother form of closure. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the blank from whichthe closure shown in Fig. 8 is made. Fig. 10 is a sectional detail ofthe same closure. Figs. 11 and 12 are a sectional detail and a planview, respectively, illustrating a modification of the closure shown inFig. 10. Figs. 13 and 14 are similar views illustrating anothermodification of the same. Fig. 15 is a perspective view illustratingstill another form of closure. Fig. 16 is a sectional view of thefastening for the same. Fig. 17 is a plan view of the blank for theclosure shown in Fig. 15, and Fig. 18 is a similar view illustrating amodified form of fastening for the same.

In accordance with my invention the 010- sure comprises a cover or caphaving an integral depending flange adapted to be bent into engagementwith a shoulder or recess on the receptacle to secure the cap in place,said flange being severed or divided at one or more places, anddetachable connections between the severed portion of flange. Preferablymeans are provided on the closure for disengaging the flange from theshoulder on the receptacle and also for loosening the connectionsbetween the severed portions of the flange. In accordance with thepreferred embodiment of the invention the means for disengaging theflange also constitutes the means for loosening the connections betweenthe severed portions of the flange.

Referring now to the drawings in detail and at first to the form ofclosure shown in Figs. 1 and 2, 1 is a'receptacle, having a shoulder 2just below its mouth. 3 is a cover or cap, having a flange 4 dependingfrom its outer edge, the cap being secured in place by press ing thesame, with an interposed washer 5, onto the mouth of the receptacle andthen setting the flange into engagement with the shoulder 2. The flange4 is severed or divided at one or more points, and the severed portionsare detachably connected by any suitable means. The means shown consistsof a tongue 6, which is connected to one part of the flange and is bentinto engagement with a suitable recess in the adjacent part of theflange. The flange i is preferably provided at or near the severedportions with a suitable tongue7, which may be readily engaged by thefingers of the user and forced outwardly and upwardly to disengage theflange 4: from the shoulder 2 and remove the closure, this operationbeing facilitated by the breaking'or loosening of the connectionsbetween the severed portions of the flange.

The blank from which the closure shown in Fig. 1 is made is illustratedin Fig. 2. As here shown, a V-shaped cut is made in the blank betweenthe portions which are to form the flange 4, provision being thus madeto form the tongue 6 integrally with one portion of the flange. The eyewhich is engaged by the tongue 6 is formed near the opposite side of theV-shaped recess, as indicated at 9. When the blank has been passedthrough suitable dies, the opposite edges of the recess will be broughtinto contact, or nearly so, a substantially circumferentially continuousflange being thus formed.

In accordance with the form of the devic shown in Fig. 3 the severedportions of the flange are detaehably secured by a piece of wire 10,which is passed around the oppositely-arranged tongues 11, which arestruck up from the sheet metal forming the flange. This fastening may beremoved, if desired, by pulling the twisted ends of the wire. Thetongues 7 may be used, however, to break the fastening, as well as todisengage the flange from the shoulder on the receptacle.

In accordance with the construction shown in Fig. 4 one of the dividedportions of the flange is severed from the top of the cover for a shortdistance along its upper edge, and it is provided with a lip 13, whichis adapted to overlap the upper surface of the cover. In this form ofdevice the same form of connection between the severed portions of theflange may be used as is used in the previous form. In this form,however, the tongue 14 is preferably formed directly on the severedportion 12 of the flange, so as to act first to loosen the connectionand then to facilitate the disengagement of the flange from the shoulderonthe bottle.

Instead of passing the tongue 6 through the opening 9 it may be bentbackwardly upon itself and then engaged by a corresponding hook portionformed in the tongue 13, the end of the tongue 13 being left free to begrasped by the fingers, as indicated in Fig. 6. Instead of making theopening 9 on vertical lines it may be made horizontal, as indicated at15 in Fig. 6, the tongue 16 being in this instance made to fold upwardlyinstead of horizontally. With this construction the looseningtongue 17preferably extends downwardly from the portion 12 of the flange at ornear its free end.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 8, 9, and 10 the severedportions of the flange are indirectly'secured together by beingdetachably secured to the intermediate tongue portion 18. The form ofconnection shown in these figures consists'of the projections 19, formedon the severed portions of the flange, which are bent outwardly, so asto engage the corresponding inwardly-bent projections 20, formed on thetongue 18. By pulling the tongue 18 outwardly and 'upwardly theconnections between the tongue and the flange the tongue (shown in Figs.11 and 12) the.

small tongues 21, formed on the severed portions of the flange, are bentinto engagement with an opening 22, centrally formed on the,

tongue 23.

In Figs. 13 and 14: small tongues 24 and 25.

are struck up from the metal of the flange and are bent inwardly towardeach other and then outwardly at their ends to engage the opening 22 inthe tongue 23.

In accordance with the construction shown in Figs. 15, 16, 17, and 18both of the divided portions 25 are cut away from the cover for a shortdistance along their upper edges and are provided with lips 26, whichare adapted to engage the upper surface of the cover. In this form ofthe device the severed or divided ends of the flange are secureddirectly to each other on the outer side of the tongue 27, so that whenthat tongue is forced outwardly and upwardly the connection between thesevered portions of the flange are broken, thus facilitating the removalof the closure. Any suitable form of detachable connection may beprovided between the divided portions of the flange. As shown in Figs.16 and 17, each portion is provided with projection 28, which may bebent so as to hook together, asindicated in Fig. 16. As shown in Fig.18, an eye 29 in one portion of the flange is slipped over a shorttongue 30, struck up from the other portion.

An important feature of my invention is found in the form of connectionbetween the closure and the receptacle. (Best shown in Fig. 8.)According to this improvement the flange 4 is bent at some distanceabove its bottom into engagement with a comparatively small recess 31,formed on the receptacle. By reason of this construction exactly thesame amount of metal will be bent during each sealing operation, andthus a very uniform sealing of the bottles will result. This closurealso may be readily reused to keep the bottles sealed after they havebeen once opened.

My invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the precise formsof construction shown herein or to the particular construction by whichit may be carried into effect,

as many changes in such structure other than those herein suggested maybe made with out departing from the main principles of my invention orwithout sacrificing its chief advantages.

I claim 1. In a closure for receptacles, a non-resilient sheet-metalcover or cap having an integral depending practically continuous flangearound its edge adapted to be bent into engagement with a shoulder orrecess on the receptacle to secure the cap in place, said flange beingsevered or divided at one or more places, and detachable connectionsbetween the severed portions rendering the flange practicallycontinuous.

22. In a closure for receptacles, a non-resilient sheet-metal cover orcap having an integral depending practically continuous flange aroundits edge adapted to be bent into engagement with a shoulder or recess onthe receptacle to secure the cap in place, said flange being severed ordivided at one or more places, detachable connections between thesevered portions rendering the flange practically continuous and meansfor disengaging the flange from the shoulder on the receptacle.

3. In a closure for receptacles, a nonnesilient sheet-metal cover or caphaving an integral depending practically continuous flange around itsedge adapted to be bent into engagement with a shoulder or recess on thereceptacle to secure the cap in place, said flange being severed ordivided at one or more places, detachable connections between thesevered portions rendering the flange practically continuous, and meansfor loosening said con nections.

4. In a closure for receptacles, a non-resilient sheet-metal cover orcap having an integral depending practically continuous flange aroundits edge adapted to be bent into engagement with a shoulder or recess onthe receptacle to secure the cap in place, said flange being severed ordivided at one or more places, detachable connections between thesevered portions rendering the flange practically continuous, and meansconnected to said cap for loosening said connections.

5. In a closure for receptacles, a non-resilient sheet-metal cover orcap having an integral depending practically continuous flange aroundits edge adapted to be bent into engagement with a shoulder or recess onthe receptacle to secure the cap in place, said flange being severed ordivided at one or more places, detachable connections between thesevered portions rendering the flange practically continuous, and atongue on the cap associated with the connections between the severedportions and whereby said connections may be loosened and the flangedisen gaged from the shoulder or recess on the receptacle.

6. In a closure for receptacles, a non-resilient sheet-metal cover orcap having an integral depending practically continuous flange aroundits edge adapted to be bent into engagement with a shoulder or recess onthe receptacle to secure the cap in place, said flange being severed ordivided at one or more places, detachable connections between thesevered portions rendering the flange practically continuous, and atongue integral with the cap associated with the connections between thesevered portions and whereby said connections may be loosened and theflange disengaged from the shoulder or recess on the receptacle.

7. In a closure for receptacles, a cover or cap of non-resilient sheetmetal having an integral depending flange around its edge adapted to bebent into engagement with a shoulder or recess on the receptacle tosecure the cap in place, said flange being severed or divided at onepoint and detachable connections between the severed portions.

8. In a closure for receptacles, a cover or cap of non-resilient sheetmetal having an integral depending flange around its edge adapted to bebent into engagement with a shoulder or recess on the receptacle tosecure the cap in place, said flange being divided at one point and atongue integral with the cap whereby it may be disengaged from the receptacle.

9. In a closure for receptacles, a cover or cap of non-resilient sheetmetal having an integral depending flange around its edge adapted to bebent into engagement with a shoulder or recess on the receptacle tosecure the cap in place, said flange being divided at a plurality ofpoints, and a detachable connection between parts of the flange at oneof said points of division.

10. In a closure for receptacles, a cover or cap of non-resilient sheetmetal having an integral depending flange around its-edge adapted to bebent into engagement with the shoulder or recess on the receptacle tosecure the cap in place, said flange being divided at a plurality ofpoints, a detachable connection between parts of the flange, and atongue integral with the cap and associated with said detachableconnection whereby the latter may be loosened to disengage the cap fromthe receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribin g witnesses.

ALFRED l1. WEISSENTIIANNER.

Witnesses:

THEODOR J. REINHARDT, JULES I-I. .Donivissenn

